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Thread #109893   Message #2300545
Posted By: GUEST,Mike in DC
29-Mar-08 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Has my PC been captured?
Subject: RE: Tech: Has my PC been captured?
Every so often I'll get one of those automatic response e-mails from people informing me that they will be out of the office until next Thursday and telling me whom to call in case of emergency. I don't know these people and have not intentionally e-mailed them. So does this mean that my PC has been captured and integrated into some massive spambot? Are people getting e-mails from me offering them great deals on Canadian Viagra or worse? (Nothing against either Canada or Viagra, mind you.) If so, can I do anything about it? I am running XP SP2 by the way, use Firefox and have Nortion Antivirus. Thanks.

Mike